The 36 state Governors have unanimously agreed on how to deal with the current issues of banditry ravaging the North and other parts of the country.
Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai said the governors agreed that the security agencies “must move into the forests” and kill all the bandits. “Kill them all,” he said.
This is not the first time the governor is advocating for the summary execution of the bandits. He has in the past criticised amnesty for the armed groups insisting that only firepower could subdue them. Although, the governor had once paid cash to Southern Kaduna killers at a time.
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Speaking at the event, the Kaduna governor said the bandits should be bombed as “Nobody living in the forest is innocent and we must kill them all”.
He commended the Chief of Air Staff for the air missions, which he said, has led to a reduction in the activities of bandits in recent times.
El-Rufai also reaffirmed his previous stance that if his child was kidnapped, he would not pay any ransom.
The governor said security agencies needed more funding and technology.
“What is needed is coordinated action and we need more drones rather than aircraft. We need a combination of air power and troops on the ground,” El-Rufai said.
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